MN sex offender tries to pass himself off as a "Duke" at a High School

[ISUGRADIA]

What a lame scam. This guy is an idiot. And thank god he is since this could have been ugly with someone at this school ending up as his next victim.

And a big shout out to these high school journalists who caught "Caspian James Crichton-Stuart IV, the Fifth Duke of Cleveland". Maybe we can get them investigating the White House next.

http://www.startribune.com/1592/story/179500.html

Stillwater journalists unmask 'duke'


"He passed himself off as British aristocracy sizing up Stillwater High School as a distinguished visitor and prospective student. Then he made the mistake of trying to peddle his tale to the staffers at the school's student newspaper, The Pony Express.
It wasn't long before the budding journalists discovered the true identity of the alleged blue-blooded teenager who passed himself off as "Caspian James Crichton-Stuart IV, the Fifth Duke of Cleveland," hobnobber with the upper crust and 27th in line for the British throne.

He passed himself off as British aristocracy sizing up Stillwater High School as a distinguished visitor and prospective student. Then he made the mistake of trying to peddle his tale to the staffers at the school's student newspaper, The Pony Express.
It wasn't long before the budding journalists discovered the true identity of the alleged blue-blooded teenager who passed himself off as "Caspian James Crichton-Stuart IV, the Fifth Duke of Cleveland," hobnobber with the upper crust and 27th in line for the British throne.

His more prosaic title was Joshua Adam Gardner, convicted sex offender.

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"He was demanding that we call him 'Your Grace,' " said Chantel Leonhart, one of the paper's managing editors. "He even demanded that the principal call him 'Your Grace.' "

[AGKISTRODON]

1. Americans don't bow to royalty! n/t

[AngryAmish]

2. I have to disagree

Years ago when Princess Di visited Chicago people would knock you down to bow and scrape in front of her.

Do you remember how nuts folks were after she died?

[FreedomAngel82]

4. True

I wonder if they do that for Charles and Camella though. :shrug:

[AngryAmish]

5. Yep

Some people just love to bow and scrape.

Remember, the head of state of Canada is Queen Elizabeth.

[AGKISTRODON]

6. I should have said

That Americans aren't supposed to bow in front of royalty!B-)
I guess a lot of people have forgotten how we got started.

[FreedomAngel82]

3. LOL

Oh yes. LOL. Amazing how horrible the security is at the schools. I remember here about a year or so ago there was this guy who was about nineteen or twenty who had a girlfriend who was a freshman in high school and he just walked through the school to the gym to see the girl (who was at PE class) and he had a gun with him in his car and they were out there fighting. Luckily nothing happened but security needs to obviously be better at schools. How could someone like that get through?

[ISUGRADIA]

7. This story has gone national

The four student reporters were on Good Morning America today.